I always hear about the dangers of chrome, figured I would try one, always wanted to see if there was a way to get docked more than we get docked for Herefords. I guess down south they use the excuse that they are part longhorn, and everywhere else they use the excuse that they are part Holstein. It's all about excuses, anybody that can't tell a part Holstein or Longhorn from a Shorthorn shouldn't be in the cattle business, but they can use that as an excuse to give less money. We always used the Hereford bulls for a couple of years and kept a few heifers and then went black for maybe four years or so. You take a beating for a couple years, but get some good brood cows. What made me go Shorthorn, is I figured that if I wanted keep heifers out of them, and in the future get another Shorthorn, there is a chance that I could get solid reds. Doing the same with Herefords, you end up with Hereford marked cattle, I thought maybe if I go back Hereford maybe the Shorthorn would take off some of the feather necks on the red calves.
